Instructions for British privateers and letters of marque
A transcription of 1778 British Admiralty instructions governing privateers. Article outlines authority to seize French ships and goods, conditions for prize law, required evidence, port procedures, and duties of captains, officers, and crews. Includes safeguards against hostility within amity rivers, and the process for adjudication in Admiralty courts.
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Great-Britain
St. James's
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High Court of Admiralty of
Admiralty
Court of Admiralty
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Great Britain
High Court of Admiralty
Instructions for privateering commissions and prize procedures
The document outlines officers duties under letters of marque and reprisal, including reporting intelligence on enemy ships and stations, wearing appropriate ensigns, prohibitions on ransom, prisoners handling, and prize condemnation. It details liability for officers who violate orders, requirement to deliver journals, bail provisions, and the form of commissions with substantial sureties.
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Admiralty
High Court of Admiralty of England
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William Puleney
John Corbett
D&c
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Weatherby
Ahab
Weymouth
Godfrey Lee Farrant
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Bartholomew-lane
Avugust
Michaelmas
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John Mordaunt
Messrs
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Trim
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Burton
Red Lion-Inn
Egham
Stephens
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Hook
James Saundecg
Elrog
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G. Robinson
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J. Bew
Royal College of Physicians
S. Pebry
T. Becket
Strand
J. Murray
Fleet-street
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J. Southern
Sc. James's
Halfied
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Charles Humfrey
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Cornelius Nicholls
Philip Bodliam Roberts
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Balingstoke
Abraham Glasscock
Crown Inn
Epping
Esex
Maddle
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John
Jopp
Waltham Abbey
Chandorstreet
Price
Fielding
Walter
Paterrofter
Frobisher
York
Oravo
Ogick
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D.D. Princed
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